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Experience is Everything

Experience is Everything

By: Saga Group
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Some moments change you. Some experiences turn you into a smarter, or more thoughtful, or tougher person. They build your resilience, your sense of humour and your empathy too. In Experience is Everything, the nation's favourite lexicographer and media personality Susie Dent talks to household names to find out what they’ve learned over their extraordinary lifetimes. In enthralling conversations with actors, comedians, athletes, musicians and celebrities we’ll discover the most surprising, comical and moving moments that made them who they are today… because there’s no substitute for experience.© Saga Group Ltd / Podmasters 2026 Art Entertainment & Performing Arts Social Sciences
Episodes
  • Carol Kirkwood on finding love in your fifties, TV mishaps and leaving the BBC

    Carol Kirkwood on finding love in your fifties, TV mishaps and leaving the BBC
    Jun 23 2026
    NEW SERIES: Award-winning presenter and Countdown lexicographer Susie Dent discovers life lessons from living legends. Carol Kirkwood spent 28 years bringing the weather into Britain's living rooms, becoming one of the BBC's most beloved presenters and a nine-time TRIC Award winner. But away from the forecasts, she's built a second career as a bestselling novelist and found love again in her fifties. On this episode of Experience is Everything, Carol joins Susie Dent to talk about finding love later in life, accidentally taking a photo of the King's nostrils, leaving the BBC after nearly three decades, and knowing when it was finally time for a new chapter. Saga Insurance exclusively designed for people over 50. When experience matters, choose Saga. Search Saga Insurance today. ⁠www.saga.co.uk/insurance⁠ Find Experience is Everything every two weeks on your favourite podcast platform. YouTube: ⁠@EIEpod⁠ Facebook: ⁠Experience is Everything ⁠ Instagram: ⁠Eiepod⁠ TikTok: ⁠Eiepod⁠ Experience is Everything is a Podmasters production for Saga. ⁠saga.co.uk⁠ ⁠podmasters.co.uk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    41 mins
  • Dame Dr Maggie Aderin on resilience, reflection and reaching for the stars

    Dame Dr Maggie Aderin on resilience, reflection and reaching for the stars
    Jun 9 2026
    NEW SERIES: Award-winning presenter and Countdown lexicographer Susie Dent discovers life lessons from living legends. Dame Dr Maggie Aderin is one of the leading space scientists in the UK. She has worked on some of the world’s biggest space projects, such as the James Webb telescope and the Gemini Observatory in Chile, and has presented the BBC’s astronomy show The Sky At Night for more than 12 years. She is Chancellor of the University of Leicester and is the first black woman to win a gold medal in the Physics News Award. She also previously served as President of the British Science Association. But as the dyslexic daughter of Nigerian immigrants, her journey hasn’t been the easiest and she is committed to breaking down barriers relating to race, class and gender. In this episode of Experience is Everything, Maggie talks to Susie about advocating for diversity in science; her worry that we will ruin space; and where she plans to retire! Saga Insurance exclusively designed for people over 50. When experience matters, choose Saga. Search Saga Insurance today. www.saga.co.uk/insurance Find Experience is Everything every two weeks on your favourite podcast platform. YouTube: @EIEpod Facebook: Experience is Everything Instagram: Eiepod TikTok: Eiepod Experience is Everything is a Podmasters production for Saga. saga.co.uk podmasters.co.uk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    48 mins
  • Angela Rippon on leaving the BBC and saying yes to Strictly!

    Angela Rippon on leaving the BBC and saying yes to Strictly!
    May 26 2026
    NEW SERIES: Award-winning presenter and Countdown lexicographer Susie Dent discovers life lessons from living legends. Angela Rippon is a trailblazer. One of the most consequential figures in British broadcasting, her remarkable career spans 60 years. A journalist, director and producer, she was the first long-serving female presenter of the BBC National News, and has presented entertainment shows such as Eurovision, Top Gear, Come Dancing, Antiques Roadshow, and Rip-Off Britain. She has an OBE and a CBE, and her incredible high leg kick on the Morecambe and Wise show has gone down in TV history. In this episode of Experience is Everything, Angela tells Susie about broadcasting from the Queen’s funeral, how she stays friends with her ex-husband and doing the splits at the age of 81. Saga Boutique River Cruises. With so much included in the price, from a nationwide shared chauffeur service to all-inclusive drinks, an included excursion in every port, Wi-Fi and gratuities – it’s all included when you sail away with Saga. Search “Saga River Cruises.” 2027 season on sale now. T&Cs apply. saga.co.uk/rivers-2027 Find Experience is Everything every two weeks on your favourite podcast platform. YouTube Facebook Instagram TikTok Experience is Everything is a Podmasters production for Saga. saga.co.uk podmasters.co.uk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    55 mins
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